The bride is the daughter of Renee and Michael Raupach, Garrett, and the late Mark E. Brant. She is a graduate of Berlin Brothersvalley High School and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a degree in elementary education. She is working toward a Master's Degree in school guidance counseling at Frostburg State University. She is employed as a head pre-school teacher at Kidzone in Wasilla.

The bridegroom is the son of Kenny Lavan, Ebensburg, and Martha and Dale Emerick, Meyersdale. He is a graduate of Meyersdale Area High School and is an F-15 mechanic at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska.

The couple had a ceremony and reception at Penn Scenic View, Rockwood, July 19.